Fraud
Richard Littler KC is a criminal silk conducting serious and high-profile fraud/ business crime cases. He is Head of Manchester Exchange Chambers Criminal Department and Head of Professional Discipline across the set.
As a Junior Richard was regularly instructed in high value and paper heavy MTIC and business fraud cases, publicly and privately funded. He is commonly asked to advise in high profile private prosecutions.
- He successfully defended Gregory Frankel in Frankel and Others 202 – 2024, a trial lasting 10 months concerning the largest money laundering case in UK legal history with a value of £264m involving Nat West Bank, Bernie Eccleston and James Stunt.
- He famously dismissed the largest HMRC tax avoidance case in legal history, a £134m film scheme fraud (R v Hirst & Hughes) and later advised in a private prosecution arising from it.
Richard defends often professional clients in publishing fraud, mortgage fraud, fraudulent trading, trading Standards violations, MTIC and international trade based money laundering. This career path for Richard was not necessary through choice but because he gets results. The reason being is simple, he is first and foremost a simply outstanding and charismatic advocate in front of a jury. He has prosecuted at a high level and that gives him an edge when defending. He represents clients from a variety of professions and earns their respect quickly.
He is an expert in his field and highly regarded delivering lectures and written published articles. It is the combination of his intellect, wealth of experience, his calming influence with clients, his northern charm and superb advocacy skills which makes him a heavyweight criminal defence silk who you want fighting in your corner, whatever the crime.
